VDB-318897 · CVE-2025-54649 · GCVE-0-2025-54649

Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0 Location Service type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Location Service. Performing a manipulation results in type confusion. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-54649. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Huawei HarmonyOS 5.0.1/5.1.0. This affects an unknown code block of the component Location Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability of using incompatible types to access resources in the location service. Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause some location information attributes to be incorrect.

The advisory is shared at consumer.huawei.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-54649 since 07/28/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/14/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Huawei

Name

HarmonyOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.huawei.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 3.3
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CNA Base Score: 4.5
CNA Vector (huawei): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

07/28/2025 CVE reserved
08/06/2025 +9 days Advisory disclosed
08/06/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/14/2025 +8 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54649 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54649
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318897

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2025 07:00
Updated: 08/14/2025 08:29
Changes: 08/06/2025 07:00 (62), 08/14/2025 08:29 (12)
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